Homelessness

Homelessness is at the top of the agenda for candidates in mayoral races across the U.S. West. But they differ on whether it’s OK to clear encampments that have spread as the crisis has deepened and how much to rely on temporary housing.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday had a message for local governments: clean up homeless encampments now or lose out on state funding next year. San Jose’s mayor is pushing back. Kris Sanchez reports.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday had a message for local governments: clean up homeless encampments now or lose out on state funding next year.

An executive order issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom directs state agencies “to move urgently to address dangerous encampments while supporting and assisting the individuals living in them.” Gia Vang reports.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday instructing local agencies across the state to urgently remove homeless encampments. Velena Jones reports.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday to direct state agencies on how to remove homeless encampments, a month after a Supreme Court ruling allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered state agencies to start removing homeless encampments on state land Thursday.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that cities can enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outdoors, and the decision is welcomed by San Francisco city leaders who have decried the restrictions placed on them regarding encampments. Scott McGrew reports.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that cities can enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outdoors, and the decision is welcomed by San Francisco city leaders while some homeless advocates called it “shameful.”

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that city laws which punish homeless people who sleep outside are constitutional and do not violate the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

A nonprofit says despite everything being done to address the homeless crisis in the Bay Area, they haven’t solved the problem.

A nonprofit says despite everything being done to address the homeless crisis in the Bay Area, they haven’t solved the problem. Ian Cull reports.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan on Monday hosted a walk-along at the Guadalupe River Trail and spoke to the importance of cleaning up the homeless encampments there amid controversy surrounding how affordable housing dollars will be spent.

In downtown Atlanta, shipping containers have been transformed into an oasis for dozens of previously unsheltered people who now proudly call a former parking lot home. It’s just one example of micro communities that have been popping up across the U.S. In Denver, 1,500 people have been moved indoors through that city’s own micro community program.

Some people in the San Diego community on Sunday voiced their opposition to a proposed, large homeless shelter near Kettner Boulevard and Vine Street in the Middletown area of San Diego.

Two Bay Area nonprofits are teaming up with Silicon Valley giant Google to offer guaranteed financial assistance for families transitioning off the streets.

Homeless advocates rallied Monday as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments concerning homeless ordinances in the small Oregon city of Grants Pass, a case that could have a massive impact on how big cities handle homeless encampments. 

As the Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday on a case concerning homeless ordinances, activists rallied in San Francisco. Sergio Quintana reports.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday is slated to hear oral arguments on a case that will impact how cities can respond to homeless encampments and homeless individuals on public property. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.

Eight projects in the cities of Oakland and Santa Cruz, and the counties of Marin, Monterey and Santa Cruz will receive $54.9 million in state funds to help unsheltered homeless people move from encampments into housing.